Hughes-Stovin syndrome with pulmonary angiitis and focal glomerulonephritis: a case report with necropsy study.
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A clinicopathologic case of Hughes-Stovin syndrome with pulmonary eosinophilic angiitis and focal proliferative extracapillary glomerulonephritis is reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 79 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981